I made the mistake of wearing my favorite Tsubi Jeans today. By the time I got home I was so drunk from heat that all I really wanted to do was dissolve my beloved skinny jeans in acid and stock up on loose fitting cheese cloth sacks for the rest of summer.

Okay so that might be a bit extreme- here’s an alternative: Loose, pleat-front, cotton pants and shorts. Just as fashion forward as the requisite denim stovepipes, but you wont want to kill yourself after walking a block. (Also a good alternative to tiny teeny-bopper denim skirts and short shorts!)

Pleat-front looks from Ann Demeulemeester (left) and Dries Van Noten (right) Spring 2006

Theory Pleated Front Pants

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